Is India Really Shining?
Key State May Decide

Policies of India's Ruling Party
May Be Tested in Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW, India -- An intensifying battle for political control of India's most populous state may decide if the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party retains power in general elections that end next week.

A disparate mix of Muslim, caste and secular interests are attacking the BJP's message of economic development and reform in Uttar Pradesh, where at least 30% of the state's 170 million people live below the poverty line. Indeed, many politicians and voters in Uttar Pradesh say the BJP's "India Shining" campaign, which...